Cookies

[Bunbury22]

World's Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

1 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup white sugar
1 egg

preheat oven to 325 degrees

mix all 3 ingredients together, drop by the tablespoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet, dip a fork in sugar and use to press cookies down

bake for about 8 - 10 minutes, checking until they're golden brown


super easy and super yummy...at least I think so!

[Psykogrl]

Knots with Icing

8 oz cream cheese
1/2 lb margarine
1 cup sugar
6 eggs
5 cups flower
5 tsp baking powder
5 tsp vanilla

Cream together margarine and cream cheese.
Add eggs, dry ingredients, and vanilla.
Mix until dough comes away from bowl.
Roll out small amounts of dough, and fold over like a loop with one end crossed over the other.
Bake 15 min. at 300°.

Icing

1lb powder sugar
3 or 4 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
Sprinkles (optional)

Mix together ingredients until smooth.
Dip tops of cooled cookies into icing.
Set on a rack and top with sprinkles or colored sugar if desired.

[Psykogrl]

Italian Sesame Seed Cookies

3 cups All Purpose Flour
3 Tbsp Baking Powder
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Vegetable oil
1 tsp Vanilla
4 Eggs
Sesame Seeds

Mix ingredients well. Refrigerate dough
Pinch off small pieces, and roll out until 1 1/2’’ long
Dip in milk then roll in sesame seeds
Bake at 375° for about 15 min.

[OhHai!]

Snickerdoodles

1c. Shortening
1-1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2-3/4 c. flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt

2 T. sugar
2 T. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 F

Mix shortening, sugar, and eggs.  Sift flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt; stir into shortening mixture.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls.
Mix together the 2T of cinnamon and sugar.  Roll balls in mixture.
Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet; bake 8 to 10 minutes at 400 F
(makes about 6 dozen)

(edited to fix to say 'salt' instead of 'sugar')

I was going to post my snickerdoodle recipe, since I've never found a better one than mine.  Lo and behold, when I compared it to yours, it's exactly the same!  Must have gotten it from the same cookbook - mine came from my mother, who I think got it from Better Homes and Gardens, but I'm not sure, since it's written on one of her recipe cards.

[dawbs]

I was going to post my snickerdoodle recipe, since I've never found a better one than mine.  Lo and behold, when I compared it to yours, it's exactly the same!  Must have gotten it from the same cookbook - mine came from my mother, who I think got it from Better Homes and Gardens, but I'm not sure, since it's written on one of her recipe cards.

well someone submitted it to my grandma's church cookbook at some point 

[Shoo]

Snickerdoodles

1c. Shortening
1-1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2-3/4 c. flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt

2 T. sugar
2 T. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 F

Mix shortening, sugar, and eggs.  Sift flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt; stir into shortening mixture.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls.
Mix together the 2T of cinnamon and sugar.  Roll balls in mixture.
Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet; bake 8 to 10 minutes at 400 F
(makes about 6 dozen)

(edited to fix to say 'salt' instead of 'sugar')

I was going to post my snickerdoodle recipe, since I've never found a better one than mine.  Lo and behold, when I compared it to yours, it's exactly the same!  Must have gotten it from the same cookbook - mine came from my mother, who I think got it from Better Homes and Gardens, but I'm not sure, since it's written on one of her recipe cards.

I just made these snickerdoodles and they are SO GOOD I could die.

[pixiesilk]

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

2/3 Cup Butter, Softened
2/3 Cup Butter Flavor Shortening
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Vanilla
3 Cups Flour
2 Cups Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
1. Beat together butter and shortening
2. Cream in both sugars.
3. Mix in eggs.
4. Add in baking soda, salt and vanilla
5. Beat in Flour
6. Mix in Chocolate Chips
7. Drop by teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes

Yield: 7 dozen cookies

[FedUpWithYou]

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies (modified from Martha Stewart's recipe)

1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 1/2 cups finely grated carrots, (about 3 large carrots)
1 cup smashed/ crumbled walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F) and grease some cookie sheets. Beat butter and sugars until fluffy, add eggs and vanilla and beat on medium until well combined.

In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice and ginger. Gradually add to the egg mixture. Mix in oats, carrots, and nuts. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Drop dough in rounded balls roughly 1/2 oz (I go about 1 inch) 2 inches apart on greased sheets and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden. Transfer to wire rack.

Note: Let them cool on the sheet first for a minute or two to prevent deformation. Because of all the sugar these cookies are a bit sticky when warm, so don't stack them while cooling or you'll end up with a mega-cookie.

Sandwich with cream cheese frosting:

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
optional lemon juice to taste

Cream everything together until well blended.

[jan581]

CHERRY-COCONUT BARS

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup quartered maraschino cherries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With hands, mix 1 cup flour, butter, and powdered sugar until smooth. Spread with fingers in a thin layer on the bottom of an ungreased square pan, 8x8x2 inches. Bake about 25 minutes.

Stir the rest of the ingredients into eggs. Spread over the top of hot baked pastry and bake another 25 minutes. Cool. Cut into bars while still slightly warm. Makes 18 bars.

These are very good especially with a hot cup of tea. I have also made these with crasins (dried sweetened cranberries) instead of the cherries. Soak the crasins in a small bowl with apple juice or orange juice for about 5- 10 minutes before adding them.

[Dazi]

The Devil's Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:
2 eggs
2 cups sugar
1  15oz can of peanut butter....creamy or crunchy it doesn't matter
1  10-12 oz bag total of any of the following: chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips  (choose one or mix and match or leave them out completely)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Cream sugar and eggs
mix peanut butter in well
add chips

Spoon 1" balls on cookie sheet (this is most easily accomplished with an icedtea spoon, melon baller, or your hands)
Gently press in crisscross with the back of a fork (optional, you may leave them little balls or just gentle press with fingers)
Cook for 12-14 minutes.
Remove from oven
Let stand on cookie sheet 3-5minutes
Twist gently to remove from cookie sheet.
Let cool on rack or plate additional 10 minutes.

Makes  3-4 dozen

Enjoy!   

****there really is no flour in this recipe
****also, if you skip the add-ins and use Skippy's all natural peanut butter, you have a lovely gluten free cookie   

[OhHai!]

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